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I let go of my past I`ve all done things that I aren’t proud of, or I have made decisions that I either regret or would rather forget in life. I am no exception. My life is filled with lost opportunities, missed chances, stupid choices, and near misses. The one thing I lost sight of while I held on to the past is this: my past does NOT have to equal my future! I can change my life, reinvent myself and start afresh ANYTIME I WANT! My mental baggage could weigh me down and make the rest of my journey through life a real slog. But, I decided to LET IT GO! Now, I don`t look back on all those things that happened and regret them. They were simply choices I made and I did the best I could with the person that I was. So many of us get into the trap of equating our past with who we are. LET IT GO! You can`t change what happened! It`s done! The future, however, is unwritten. While I can`t rewrite my past, I can create a masterpiece with what`s ahead of me, no matter what age I am. It`s up to me! Thank you so much for reading! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 2022 to 2023 post of the year. New beginning with new ideas and plans 2023 #SwingDanceUganda #yoga #acroyoga #instructorokurutgeorge #traveller #solojazz #LindyHop #Charleston #solojazzmoves #food #monk #community #slumyoga #kidsyoga #peaceandlove #meditation #blacklindyhoppersfund #collectivevoicesforchange #pacificswingdancefoundation #frannkiemanning #okurutgeorge (at Sheraton Kampala Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm2LZ6Or9x1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Never Surrender On What You Truly Want. Find a way, not an excuse. Find a reason to do it, not to give up on it. Create a path where there is none, because you will only regret it otherwise! There is always a reason not to do it and always a way to fail, but there is also always a way to succeed and a reason to do it. This was the place, where the magic of #LindyHop and #Swingdance started from and am happy to be back to give it out to more dancers, who are willing to take it like the way I did it. From all other districts that I went through only #Kitgum district as tried the best to engage girls into the dance and am so happy for the improvement that. I love it the way each of them was feeling the music and dance even though it's their first time to give it a try. I believe with time, we shall more dancers from Kitgum who are like me to travel the world as they share with others. #blacklindyhoppersfund #blhfoundation #lindyhopperslife #LindyHop #lindyhopper #lindyhopping #lindyfocus #heartofdanceafricarhythm #herrangdancecamp #pacificswingdancefoundation #frannkiemanning #SoloJazz #solojazzdance #solocharleston #solojazzmoves #1920sjazz #1930sjazz #yoga #acroyoga #instructorokurutgeorge #Ugandaswingkids #SwingDanceUganda (at Kitgum Youth Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl8IEe1raGo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Show me a person who found love in his/her life and did not celebrate it with a dance.” ― Shah Asad Rizvi This is why we have decided to celebrate the legacy of #FrankieManning and #NormaMiller through introducing #LindyHop and #Swingdance to different parts of Uganda 🇺🇬. As today, we start our workshops with dancers of Gulu. We got an amazing teachers who will be sharing with these dancers through zoom from USA that's @time2swing and that gives us the love and unity is the community. We are still looking for teachers who can share their knowledge of #Lindyhop and #Swingdance through zoom to dancers in Northern Uganda. Thank you @blacklindyhf for standing with us on this cause so that we can have more Africans coming back to the dance. @peacedanceprojectgulu thank you for giving us the space to share in with dancers of Gulu and we can't wait to do more collaborations in dance, so that our communities can grow more bigger. If you are interested in sharing your knowledge of #swingdance and #lindyhop to dancers of Northern Uganda through zoom, don't hesitate to contact me for info about that. The class always begin from 15:00 o'clock to 17:00 o'clock in Gulu on 03rd -06th December 2022. @frankiemanningfoundation @blacklindyhf @pacificswingdance @swingstudio22firenze @lindyfest @lindyhopchamps @lindyhop.russia @lindygroove @peterandnaomi @kir.dance @solojazzmachine @laswingdanceposse @savoycup_official @savoystompfestival @savoyband.to @savoystudyo @littlesavoy.vigo @jumptownswing @bad_ass_jazz_festival @collectivevoicesforchange #peacedanceproject #SoloJazz #solojazzmoves #solojazzdance #solocharleston #charlestonsc #charlestonlife #lindy #lindyhoplife #lindyhopping #Lindyhop #lindyfocus #lindyhopdance #1920s #1930s #1930sjazz #Ugandaswingkids #SwingDanceUganda #yoga #acroyoga #instructorokurutgeorge #blacklindyhoppersfund #BLHF (at Gulu, Uganda) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cls2qEdLplA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"I never taught people where to step on '2', because when I learned how to dance there was no '2'. We just danced to the music." ~ Frankie Manning Why am relating it to the Frankie Manning quotes about is that one of my students from Lira asked me some questions like, "I should tell them about the music of swing dance." "What is Swing and Lindyhop?" So now am requesting people are well informed with these knowledge of Swing music 🎶 so that we can have a zoom class with my students. We are so happy that now, the dancers in Lira District are so much interested in #Lindyhop and #Swingdance. But we have questions here and I need some help with them. Among these communities, girls are really few represented and now what should be done to encourage more girls to start coping up with dancing like Lindyhop in Uganda 🇺🇬 because now during my classes I do have 17 students but only three are girls and the rest are boys. Much appreciations to @blacklindyhf for standing up with me to spread #Lindyhop and #swingdance to rural areas of Uganda now. @frankiemanningfoundation @pacificswingdance @frankie_manning_radio_show_ @bad_ass_jazz_festival @sunnysideswingstudio @collectivevoicesforchange @ysbdnyc @roserswing @lindyhopchamps @lindyhopdubai @lindyhopsaarbruecken @lindyhoprevolution @herrangdancecamp @kaninikiiru @tenaarmstrong @swinginwithsammy @sing_lim @ryan_francois_jazz #lindyhopperslife #lindyhop #lindy #lindyhopping #Lindyhop #lindyfocus #lindyhopdance #swing #swingdance #swingdancelife #swingdancefestival #swingaroundtheworld #1920s #1930s #solojazzmoves #SoloJazz #solocharleston #solotraveler #solojazzpower #lira #liracommunity #liradance #SwingDanceUganda #Ugandaswingkids #instructorokurutgeorge #yoga #acroyoga #OkurutGeorge (at Lira, Uganda) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cljpe0irtkA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It was of great honour for me and my brother @vascoandrewate to share our dance career and the cultural background we come from. Talking about my projects in Uganda 🇺🇬 to the fellow dancers was lovely as many of them now have picked up interest of coming to Uganda so that they can experience that slum village life. I also got opportunity to share a documentary which I featured in called "#Love is a Journey" filmed by @bluemarbleday then talking about the recent documentary coming out soon has people at the camp watched the trailer of #BeyondTheBeat documentary with my two other friends that's @messageg and @totem_mc featured in also done by @bluemarbleday, just stay tuned for the release of the full documentary soon. Let me thank @herrangdancecamp for giving us opportunity to have a library talk with fellow dancers to so that we can inspire, motivate and encourage each other on the path of dance. Don't miss out our performance at #Cabaret tonight as we are joined by few friends on the afro swing. Excited to bring #Swing #Mozambican and #Ugandan dance together. #herrangdancecamp #swingdancers #mozambique #uganda🇺🇬 #swing #lindyhoplife #swingdancing #charlestonlife #tapdance #tapdancefestival #SoloJazz #solojazzmoves #solocharleston #traveling #traveldancer #traveltheworld #swingaroundtheworld #lindy26 #shagdance #BLHF #blhfoundation #frannkiemanning #SwingDanceUganda #OkurutGeorge (at Herrang Lindy Hop Dance Camp) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgjbE47L967/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Challenge yourself harder! Being uncomfortable doesn’t just mean “Oh… well this is a new experience.” When you get uncomfortable you should feel an incredible amount of resistance, you should be incredibly nervous and think that this is something you cannot see yourself doing. Go out into the middle of town and start yelling at people everything that is in your mind, all the awesome advice you want to share and what you think is wrong with the world. Talk to a person you believe is so far out of your league that they will not even look at you, and do not stop talking to them until they give you their number. Help a homeless person by standing near them all day and asking people for just $100. “Hey… could you spare a hundred dollars?” Call into live podcasts or TV shows and talk to the host like they are your best friend. Ask your friend to set you up on a blind-date with a potential romantic or business interest. These are just a few things you can do that will really make you uncomfortable. If you want to challenge yourself then do something that you do not want to do. That is what it means to go outside your comfort zone. Everything else is you just diddle-dawdling around, running away from actually ever doing it. November is my birthday month and I would love to celebrate it with the children and am asking for anyone willing to support me to make it more colorful with children so that we can have a big lunch then cake cutting with them. If you love my videos and words of inspiration then just reach me out on how to make that day more enjoyable to my community. #yoga #acroyoga #instructorokurutgeorge #yogaflowwithokurutgeorge #happybirthday #month #happinessisachoice #community #swingdancelife #lindyhopperslife #solocharleston #solojazz #solojazzmoves #healthylifestyle #peaceofmind #SwingDanceUganda (at Kampala, Uganda) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkaaOflr7Ly/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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What can I teach myself that can be useful in my life? 1. Accept the fact that not all friends are meant to stay in your life and many just want to use you. 2. Make sure you finish whatever stuff you have started, you waste more time by giving up on plans or anything real soon. 3. If you want to be perfect in anything, don’t forget to invest at least 10,000 hours. It could be driving, learning a new language etc. 4. Never replace some important tasks with urgent tasks! 5. If you are still a student in college, make sure you carry extensive research on topics more than whatever your professor gives to you. 6. As a man, be at least be settled in life before falling in love. 7. Even though taking risks is good, make sure you take calculated risks most especially when it involves a decision that might impact your life. Same thing with the settling of goals. There is a difference between realistic and unrealistic goals. There is also a difference between calculated and uncalculated risks! 8. Learn how to read paychecks and receipts anytime you make purchases. That's is the easiest way to start learning about how to manage and control money. 9. If nobody is jealous of you, then you are not really progressing in life. 10. Travel as much as you can, you will be amazed by how your view about life will change. #yoga #acroyoga #instructorokurutgeorge #traveldancer #traveltheworld #swingdancer #swingdancing #swingdancelessons #lindy #lindyhopper #lindyhoplife #lindy26 #solojazz #solojazzdance #solocharleston #solojazzmoves #1920sjazz #1930sjazz #SwingDanceUganda #peaceofmind #happiness #yogaflowwithokurutgeorge (at Kampala, Uganda) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkZAXdxr3GK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Prepare For & Expect Blowback There will always be periodic haters out there, and that’s to be expected no matter how many protections you put in place or how successful you get. Just remember that every single celebrity, music artist, or successful person on the planet still has people who say terrible things about them - but they don’t let it stop them, and neither should you. (the exception to this may be Dolly Parton…does anyone not like her?) Anyway, you get my drift. Start aligning yourself with real players and see how they operate… That's life we are in always. #yoga #acroyoga #instructorokurutgeorge #dance #swimming #rafting #traveling #traveldancer #peaceofmind #peaceandlove #lindy #lindyhopper #lindyhoplife #swingdancelife #swingdancers #solojazz #solojazzmoves #healthylifestyle #SwingDanceUganda (at Belgium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkGnpDdreHL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Showcasing #SoloJazz at Righteous of God International Ministries in Mukono after my long trip in Europe without no rest, I had to do this performance so that my fellow young generations can understand what Solo Jazz Dance is has they have been hearing by word of mouth. Thanks so much everyone who was around especially the students from different schools and dancers in Mukono district. Hope to see you again as I come back to teach you #lindy and #solojazz in your areas. 📸📸 @lumaladegreate #solojazz #solojazzpower #solojazzmoves #solocharleston #happiness #dance #fun #sharing #1920sjazz #1930sjazz #charlestonlife #charlestonsc #traveldancer #traveling #SwingDanceUganda (at Righteous of God International Ministries Uganda) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjTf1sCLE20/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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One step, two steps, three steps; like winds of time experience joy of centuries, when movements become revelations of the dance of destinies. Dance is one of one things that holds people together with a big smile and happiness in their hearts. So happy that we get to learn from each other so that we grow on our careers as dancers and as individuals in our communities. Thanks so much @sunnysideswingstudio for arranging this classes and for the love with care, you have for me. 📷 @betinafriedafischer #traveldancer #sunnysideswingstudio #swingdancing #traditional #Charleston #1920s #1920sjazz #1930s #SoloJazz #solojazzmoves #solojazzdance #darmsadt #SwingDanceUganda (at Darmstadt-Martinsviertel) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci9tM74rzex/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It was of great honour to share with @swingdanceatjazzout . During my class with them, we did Ugandan traditional dance moves and to relate them with those of #Swing dance, with the body relaxation has its done in traditional dances. Hope to see you again so that we can explore more on this dances. #Swingdanceatjazzout #lindyhopper #swingdancers #lindy #swingdancing #solojazz #charlestonlife #solojazzmoves @station_zuid @stephanvwetten @lauweeh @kjvanmotionvictim @ladymagnummaren @dannymerkelbag @eveline_van_lievenoogen (at 's-Hertogenbosch) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cimj02fLnmm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It's really so hard to say goodbye to the lovely family in Linköping but I have to say it with much joy of tears 😭😭 It has been a week full of learning and teaching from each other as meeting you new people in the world 🌎 of dance. Thanks so much to #Karl, #Jan and #Anna for organizing the workshops for me and also taking me as part the family. Am so happy how the culture is growing up and keep the spirit of bringing different teachers to share with students always. Acoli is overall the world 🌍🌍 I was excited when one of the students came to me and asked me that Okurut, do you know Geoffrey Oryema the one who sang the song called the son of Anaka then she was am so curious can you explain to me the meaning of the song, so we had to listen to the song has I explain it to her, this brought a lot of happiness to my heart that people are curious and happy to learn other cultures too. I have a lot to share but let me first chill here ahahahahaha. Stockholm, Sweden see you soon 🔜 and if you are around just hit me up for a meet up or dance before I travel out of the city on Thursday. Thanks so much @linkopingairswing and see you again soon. #traditional #dance #lindyhopperslife #lindyhopper #lindy #SwingDanceUganda #swingdancers #swingdancing #charlestonlife #Charleston #SoloJazz #solojazzmoves #solo #Afroswing #Ugandaswingkids #uganda🇺🇬 #traveling #traveldancer #OkurutGeorge (at Gamla Linköping) https://www.instagram.com/p/Chj9JWXrn62/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Understand that life is an experience to grow and evolve. Every decade has a core theme that we need to grow into. If we miss it, it will be hard to catch up. We can’t live our 20ties in our 60ties nor our 70ties in our 40ties. In life, the ultimate impact you will have is not about you. It is the difference you made in the life of others, moving them forward or contributing to their life. In the grand scheme of things, all experiences are just that - experiences. We learn and evolve through them - the great, the good, the bad, the ugly. The key in overcoming every challenge is to learn how to self-regulate without numbing yourself out, shutting down your heart or emotions. This is true mastery. Best wishes I am so excited that this year, I was so closed to one our leaders in the world of dance that's #Lindyhop, SoloJazz, Charleston, #Blues and #Tapdance that's @chestera.whitmore who also featured on commercial advertise with @usher to learn more about the culture of these dances. Soon I break the news which he told me 🤣🤣🤣🤣 anyway I need also to thank @mikaelahellsten who gave me advice of being close to leaders like #Chester if I want to learn how this culture and the history of the dance. Much more to be shared with my students in Uganda 🇺🇬 I have started to receive choreographies from different teachers to share with my students in Uganda 🇺🇬 when I get back that's so exciting that the community is growing everyday. @chestera.whitmore @blacklindyhf @frankiemanningfoundation @alessandra.cant @anduze_jazz @lindyhopchamps @ilhc.europe #lindyhopperslife #lindyhopper #Lindyhop #solojazz #solojazzmoves #solocharleston #charlestonsc #solotraveler #solojazzdance #dancelife #danceinschools #communityswing #1920s #1930s #swingdancers #SwingDanceUganda #swingaroundtheworld #OkurutGeorge (at Stockholm, Sweden) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg_vMmYLepl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Let me hope you enjoy this poem as it was written by David Hannell but I found that am also on his shoe on the same story now. When will I see you, My Love? I arrived too early as I hate to be late, For a booking at some funky old café, Replete with faded prints of David Bowie, And mis-matched junk shop plates. I stare at my watch as if checking the time, Acting like someone waiting for a friend, But knowing full well, I will eat alone. When will I see you, My Love? I walk the coast paths where we took the kids, And I can see clearly where our paths have led. But I walk on my own now, And I feel uncomfortable when viewed by others. The sunshine and showers, The light and the grey, Offer no hope in the rainbow lit cliffs. When will I see you, My Love? I’m haunted by flashbacks of the days of our lives, Time and its memories that lead me astray, Like unwelcome phone calls at the break of the day, And grim-faced policemen who knock at your door, And well-meaning doctors who try to explain, With friends and relations who cry at your pain. Time and its memories again and again and again and AGAIN! But when will I see you, My Love? When will I see you, my friend? See you again #herrangdancecamp with the beautiful memories 😜😜 I have made here are an adorable as I met lovely people in life. 📸📸 @valentine_choi #dancelife #herrangdancecamp #solojazz #lindyhopperslife #traveldancer #yogaeverywhere #Charleston #lindyhopper #solojazzmoves #Boogiewoogie #beyourself #bluemarble #BLHF #frannkiemanning #poem #SwingDanceUganda #OkurutGeorge (at Herrang Lindy Hop Dance Camp) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg55K-_oQZ4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Everyone is going to leave you eventually. Life , the world, and people aren’t like what they are in fiction. So don’t raise your expectations that high. Um. So I learned this one the hard way. I mean, who doesn’t want a friend that would fall into Tartarus with them? Or who would always have your back no matter what and protect you when you’re in trouble? Sure, some people are like that to a certain extent. But no one is going to go completely out of their way for you. People tend not to do things that don’t benefit themselves. The only rare exception that I know of would be people in the military (or sometimes cops), who do often give their lives for their camarades. But regular people? Forget about it. This means you have to look out for yourself. No one is going to do that for you. If on the off chance they do, it won’t be forever. People come and go in life, and there’s not a lot you can do to stop it. But that’s okay. You’ll meet more and better people. Well, hopefully. So now, if you want to share that little moments with me as am still in Europe now just organise for me some workshops or connect me to some of the schools to teach because still in Europe until September so we can connect then learn from each other through #Dance and #Yoga. #traveldancer #dancelife #danceinschools #lindyhopperslife #lindyhopper #SoloJazz #solojazzmoves #solocharleston #solotraveler #1920s #1930s #yogaeverywhere #communityyoga #communityswing #blhfoundation #frannkiemanning #herrangdancecamp #healthylifestyle #uganda🇺🇬 #Ugandaswingkids #europe #AnduzeJazzDanceCamp #AuthenticJazz #SwingDanceUganda #OkurutGeorge (at Herrang Lindy Hop Dance Camp) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgyomkXKq7E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Welcome to @anduze_jazz and @jazzoparc was amazing Jazz Dance Camp and Jazz festival I have really loved, dancing on the street with tge live band moving around the small town of Anduze before the festival and dance camp starts. Sometimes I fail to the words to use to express my happiness and adventurous life in Anduze and France in large ⭕ I hope now I won't be missing out this kind of Jazz Dance Camps. Let's dance anyway that's the language we can speak now and i really miss you gal @llana and I hope we can dance again together soon. #AnduzeJazzDanceCamp #Jazzoparc #festival #lindyhopperslife #blhfoundation #frannkiemanning #swingdancers #JazzRock #SoloJazz #AuthenticJazz #bodypercussion #solojazzmoves #traveldancer #traveltheworld #dancelife #SwingDanceUganda #OkurutGeorge (at Anduze) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgUWj89IelH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=